my genealogy life

Family stories are my buried treasure

Tracing ancestors in Canada, England, Scotland & Ireland

Sharing my love of digging through old documents, uncovering family stories, that bring our ancestors back to life.

  • So much buzz in the DNA world with DNA Day sales yesterday, and then 23andMe allowed Ancestry uploads, well only if you live in the USA but still it created some excitement. This had me review the reports at 23andMe,…

  • As with most genealogists, a trip for me anywhere is an opportunity to do some exploring in your family tree. My kids are away this weekend swimming and no parents other than chaperones it meant a free weekend for my…

  • We spent time at the Flamborough Archives located in the Waterdown Library. Here we were helped two wonderful volunteers who brought out land books from the back shelves. We found the entries for William Stewart who was on Con 5 Lot 5…

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“Family is not an important thing. It’s everything.”

-Micheal J. Fox-